MOTHER HELPAGE (UK)

Registered charity 1148450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mother Helpage UK was registered in 2007 with registration number 1119287. Mother Helpage UK was re-registered in 2012 because of the amendments of its governing documents.Charity Activities:- Emergency response- Disaster preparedness training- Health, Security, Education, Safe Water, Housing- Advocacy- Fair Trade- Youth development- Knife & Drugs Crime Prevention

Objects

4.1.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONS OF PERSONS RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;4.1.2. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM ARTHRITIS OR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;4.1.3. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; AND4.1.4. TO RELIVE FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £80,573 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from £186,925 in the previous year. The charity reported a net income deficit of £106,352 against unrestricted funds, while restricted funds saw a surplus of £251,723. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lindley Adams Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report states '40,000 families supported' in the highlights section and '40k Families' in the Qurbani section. The text clarifies this refers to the Qurbani Project.
“Families supported: 40,000 families, each receiving around 3 kilograms of fresh meat”
Specific number of food packs delivered in Cairo, Egypt.
“Over five intensive days, Mother Helpage’s UK team worked alongside local volunteers in Egypt to distribute 230 food packs directly to vulnerable families.”
Specific number of individuals supported through the sponsorship programme.
“The programme is currently active in more than ten countries, directly benefiting over 3,000 individuals.”
Specific volume of water provided daily by the WASH project.
“As a result, the initiative now provides 1,320,042 litres of water every day to communities and their surroundings.”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£81k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Bedford · Birmingham City · Bolton · Bradford City · Cardiff · Central Bedfordshire · Congo · Coventry City · Egypt · Haiti

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2024£919k£814k
31/08/2023£1.1m£892k
31/08/2022£798k£847k
31/08/2021£832k£662k

Common questions

Is MOTHER HELPAGE (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £80,573 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from £186,925 in the previous year. The charity reported a net income deficit of £106,352 against unrestricted funds, while restricted funds saw a surplus of £251,723. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lindley Adams Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TIME TO HELP (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOTHER HELPAGE (UK)£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
TIME TO HELP (UK) FY2024£773k—0below—no doubt
PURPOSE OF LIFE FY2025£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) FY2025£596k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2024£254k—0unclear—no doubt
HELP FOR HEALTH FY2025£121k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.